Options for radiotherapy in the treatment of liver metastases.
Technologic advances have provided the means to deliver tumoricidal doses of radiation therapy (RT) to patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases, while avoiding critical normal tissues, providing the opportunity to use RT for curative intent treatment of metastatic disease. For the current report, the expanded role of RT, with its different techniques in the setting of metastatic colorectal cancer, from palliation to cure was reviewed.
Gasent Blesa
Joan Manel
JM
Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitari Marina Alta, Dènia, Alacant, Spain. joanmagasent@telefonia.net
Dawson
Laura A
LA
D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D011836:Radiation Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods